Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.2. International networks
RI Acronym : 
LTER-Italy
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
CNR
Other partners : 
CNR - CFS - SItE - Trieste Marine Biology Laboratory
Country : 
Italy
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Via Roberto Cozzi, 53 20156 Milan (Italy)
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Free
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Sustainable water demands - Resilience and sustainability - Other
(Surface water/ Groundwater/ both; Quantity/ Quality/ both)
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Health and Wellbeing - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Training services
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Periodic Sampling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) - Field Periodic Surveys
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
Other
Governance Description : 
central management in line with CNR and eLTER structures
Data Catalogue : 
https://www.lteritalia.it/?page_id=1126
Fair Principles : 
Off
Comments : 
It is a nationwide distributed network included among the high-priority infrastructures in the PNIR 2021-2027 (MUR Decree No. 1082/2021). To view the individual sites/installations of LTER-Italy that have responded to our request so far, please visit category A.4, where they are listed. Information is updated continuously.
Source : 
Website

LTER-Italy five objectives are: Promoting collaboration and coordination among experts from Long-Term Ecological Research networks at a local, national, European, and global level. Improving long-term ecological data comparability among the Sites managed by Italian researchers and fostering data protection and exchange. Making solid scientific information and predictive knowledge of ecological and socio-economic processes available to everybody and specifically to policy and decision-makers. Suggesting possible solutions to actual and future environmental issues at a local, national, European and global level. Fostering next scientists’ generation education in the field of long-term research.

Part A: Research Infrastructures / Observatories

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.